isotopes &

Mass
Spectrum
Doodle Notes
 Nuclear Periodic Table Identify three isotopes of Hydrogen, including
Symbol Symbol the number of protons, neutrons and electrons.

Definition of an isotope: Isotopes Compare the chemical and

physical properties of an isotope.

Mass is used to:

Spectrometer
• An element sample is
vaporized, ionized and then
accelerated through an
analyzer.
element • When passing through the
sample magnet, positive ions are

Mass Spectrum
deflected depending on the
mass-to-charge(m/z) ratio.
• Lightest particles deflect the
Mass Spectrum of Boron ©2017 Bigpictureteaching.com
most (smallest mass/ highest
Ar of Element = (m/z x Ra%) + (m/z x Ra%) charge).
(Total Ra%) A mass spectrum for a sample
of neon shows that it contains:
Ar of Boron = (10 x 19.9) + (11 x 80.1) 90.9% 20Ne, 0.17% 21Ne, and
(19.9 + 80.1) 8.93% 22Ne.
Calculate the relative atomic
= 199 + 881 mass of neon.
100
10 11 = 1080.1 = 10.8
m/z value 10 11 100
Relative
19.9 80.1
Compare the value calculated here
abundance % to the atomic mass of Boron.
How does the atomic mass relate to the isotope abundance?
 Nuclear Periodic Table Identify three isotopes of Hydrogen, including
Symbol Symbol the number of protons, neutrons and electrons.
Mass Atomic
number number 17 1 2 p=1 3
35 p=1 p=1

Cl Cl
n=0
e=1 H n=1
e=1 H n=2
e=1 H
35 1 1 Only 1
17 number of
Atomic Mass Protium Deutertium Tritium
neutrons
number number
Isotopes
change

Definition of an isotope: Compare the chemical and

physical properties of an isotope.
Atoms of the same element with different
mass numbers OR same number of protons Chemical properties are the same because
but different number of neutrons they are the same element, but physical
properties differ because these depend on

Mass
mass (e.g. density, diffusion rate)
is used to: determine the

Spectrometer
relative atomic mass of an element
based on the isotopes that it it
composed of. Produces a mass
spectrum that shows the
abundance of each isotope.
• An element sample is
vaporized, ionized and then
accelerated through an
analyzer.
element • When passing through the
sample magnet, positive ions are

Mass Spectrum
deflected depending on the
mass-to-charge(m/z) ratio.
• Lightest particles deflect the
Mass Spectrum of Boron ©2017 Bigpictureteaching.com
most (smallest mass/ highest
Ar of Element = (m/z x Ra%) + (m/z x Ra%) charge).
(Total Ra%) A mass spectrum for a sample
of neon shows that it contains:
Ar of Boron = (10 x 19.9) + (11 x 80.1) 90.9% 20Ne, 0.17% 21Ne, and
(19.9 + 80.1) 8.93% 22Ne.
Calculate the relative atomic
= 199 + 881 mass of neon.
100 Ar of = (m/z x Ra%) + (m/z Ra%)
10 11 = 1080.1 = 10.8 Element (Total Ra%)
m/z value 10 11 100 = (20 x 90.9) + (21 x 0. 17) + (22 x 8.93)
Relative Compare the value calculated here (90.9 + 0. 17 + 8.93)
19.9 80.1
abundance % to the atomic mass of Boron. = (1818) + (3.57) + (196.46)
How does the atomic mass relate to the isotope abundance? e: the
(100)
Not
The atomic mass (from the periodic table) is the average of the mass = (2018.03) = 20. 18 gmol-1
atomic
e to two
individual isotopes that compose the element. The greater the abundance should b laces (100)
ec ima l p
d
of one isotope, the closer the atomic mass number will be to this.
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